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Medical negligence can be defined as the failure of a medical professional to act according to the accepted medical standard care. The medical staff has to be very cautious whenever they are handling patients since medical negligence may lead to death or irreversible effects in one’s body such as amputation of a leg. Several types of situations fall under medical oversight. One of them is misdiagnosis or delaying a diagnosis.

In most cases of misdiagnosis, patients are treated with another disease while the real disease is not identified which may cause death. Sometimes when the misdiagnosis is discovered, it may be too late. In delayed diagnoses, the disease may have reached an incurable stage, and it could have been treated if it was discovered early enough. Malpractices while handling pregnancy and childbirth cases are also medical negligence. Malpractices may lead to the death of the child or mother or both or cause serious health issues in the infant.

Medical professionals should ensure they respond timely to any arising complications during birth. The obstetrician should also ensure he/she alerts the mother of any dangers that could arise during pregnancy clinics.Also, among types of situations that fall under medical negligence is surgical errors. Surgical errors are prevalent in patients that are undergoing surgeries. They may include damaging healthy organs while performing an operation, failure to administer anaesthesia and failing to check the health of the patient correctly.

If surgery can be performed on them,in some instances surgical tools such as cotton and syringes may be left in a patient’s body making it necessary for them to have another surgery to remove them. Surgical errors can be, and the medical staff should ensure they are always sober when performing operations to avoid the occurrence of any errors. Emergency room errors can also be classified as medical negligence and lead a patient to sue the NHS.

The medical staff is usually under pressure to save the life, but they should ensure they are alert to avoid making mistakes. Some of the errors that may occur include misreading lab results, failing to follow the right procedure and failing to get all the patient’s symptoms among others. Negligence may also happen when giving patients medication. They may be given the wrong drugs or even the wrong prescription.

Medical professionals should always ensure they are alert while performing their duties since some of the mistakes that occur are irreversible, and some are very expensive to correct, which is why you will see a number of people sue the NHS in search of compensation to cover the costs.…